The Michael J. Fox Foundation
US-based Parkinson's disease charity
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is a US non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox to find treatments[5] and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
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| Abbreviation | MJFF |
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| Founded | October 31, 2000[1] |
| Founder | Michael J. Fox |
| 13-4141945[2] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) Non-profit |
| Purpose | Funding research for better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease[2] |
| Headquarters | New York City[2] |
| Fields | Parkinson's disease clinical research |
| Skip Irving[3] | |
| Deborah W. Brooks[4] | |
| Affiliations | MJFF Canada[2] |
| Website | michaeljfox |
Business model
Fundraising
In 2006, it was the "largest private funder of research" into Parkinson's, according to The Guardian.[7] As of 2023[update], it had raised $2 billion for Parkinson's research projects.[8][4] According to Town and Country, in 2022 the organization funded more Parkinson's research than the US government.[4] According to Fox Business, it is the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research in the world.[9]
Work
In 2023, a longitudinal study funded by the organization, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, released results in Lancet Neurology showing Parkinson's can be detected by the presence of a biomarker protein, abnormal alpha-synuclein.[4][10][11][12] The biomarker can be detected before the onset of symptoms.[13]
The organization hosts the Fox Trial Finder, a website for presenting clinical trials in Parkinson's disease research.[14]